2013 Christmas Tree Cutting

One of our favorite holiday traditions is to go out into the forest to cut our own Christmas tree. Usually we go with my sister Grace's family, and most often we head up to Lassen National Forest. This year, however, we were going on Thanksgiving weekend, which guaranteed that our usual spot would be very crowded. We ended up heading into the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, out past the town of Platina, where we found the roads deserted and found amazing trees.  Ours was huge, as usual. As cut, it was probably 20 feet tall, but we ended up having to trim it down to about 18 feet.  Also, as usual, the day was full of fun. The kids got to play with my mom and their cousins, and we all enjoyed a bonfire and tasty lunch.